Cumberland Valley

Cumberland Valley
The Great Appalachian Valley includes the Cumberland Valley (7) depicted southeast of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians and between the Lebanon (6) and Shenandoah (8) valleys.
Cumberland Valley is located in Pennsylvania
Cumberland Valley
Cumberland Valley
Floor elevation600 ft (180 m)
Length73 miles (117 km) northeast-southwest
Width12 miles (19 km)
Geography
LocationCumberland County, Pennsylvania
Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Washington County, Maryland
Population centersIn Pennsylvania: Harrisburg, Carlisle, Mechanicsburg, Shippensburg, Chambersburg, Greencastle, Waynesboro
In Maryland: Hagerstown
Borders onRidge-and-Valley Appalachians (west/north)
South Mountain (east/south)
Susquehanna River (east)
Potomac River (south)
Coordinates39°56′N 77°43′W / 39.93°N 77.72°W / 39.93; -77.72

The Cumberland Valley is a northern constituent valley of the Great Appalachian Valley, within the Atlantic Seaboard watershed in Pennsylvania and Maryland. The Appalachian Trail crosses through the valley.


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